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WO2003034839A1
WO2003034839A1 PCT/US2002/033298 US0233298W WO03034839A1 WO 2003034839 A1 WO2003034839 A1 WO 2003034839A1 US 0233298 W US0233298 W US 0233298W WO 03034839 A1 WO03034839 A1 WO 03034839A1
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Kazuaki Morii
Kiyoshi Morii
Simpey Kuramoto
Roland Abate
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • the present invention is directed to methods of enhancing food products. Specifically, the present invention is directed to methods of enhancing the puffing characteristics of micro waveable food products such as potatoes, mung beans, wheat, corn, soy beans, rice and rice powders, tapioca, bean starches and starches from other food products and food products obtained therefrom.
  • micro waveable food products such as potatoes, mung beans, wheat, corn, soy beans, rice and rice powders, tapioca, bean starches and starches from other food products and food products obtained therefrom.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,108,772 issued to Wilbur discloses microwaveable poppable pellets and their methods of preparation. ⁇ Normally, the consumer can tell when the product is finished in the microwave oven when the sound of popping ceases.
  • a problem with using puffable pellets in place of popcorn in a microwave snack is the lack of a sound cue to indicate completion of the microwave-heating step because the pellets expand gradually rather than explode as does popcorn. Thus, a consumer would have to rely on visual cues to determine the completion of the microwave-heating step.
  • the '772 patent solves this problem by providing a pellet having an outer skin or casing of sufficient tensile strength to allow the buildup of internally generated steam pressure. When the pressure is sufficient, the pellet explodes explosively thus giving an audible clue of the termination of the microwave heating step.
  • the microwave snacks prepared according to the '772 patent resemble that of popcorn kernels.
  • the food products prepared from this process are complicated to make and does not have the same desirable characteristics of a normal puffable product.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,083,552 issued to Kershmanf ef-al.
  • microwaveable snacks composed of a combination of popcorn and expandable or puffable food pellets. The combination of these two products minimizes scorching and burning of the starched-based puffable component of the mixture.
  • microwaveable food products are believed to have better puffability when their shapes are round because the corner parts in square shapes tend to remain uncooked.
  • the '772 patent limits the disclosed pellets to a rounded shape.
  • the shapes disclosed in these patents are produced by extrusion, press molding and the like.
  • the shaped product is produced by die cutting, i.e., by forming a sheet of the product and cutting out the shape with a die, e.g., in cookie cutter fashion, problems can arise due to material loss.
  • the material between the die cuts is non-usable.
  • puffable means the ability of the product or pieces thereof to expand in volume, usually at least by twofold, within a short time, e.g., from several seconds to less than two minutes, when subjected to rapid heating.
  • the term "piece” herein means a discrete shape element of the food product, usually capable of being contained in a bag for selling to the consumer.
  • the inventive food product is easily cooked by such rapid heating to obtain a delicious crunchy snack without problems, such as, overcooking or the need to utilize components to provide audible cues as to cooking times, e.g., popcorn kernels.
  • the inventive food product is obtained by first mixing a gelatinizable starch containing only trace amounts of protein with water at a temperature and for a time sufficient to at least partially gelatinize the starch. The thus treated mixture is then formed into a sheet and subjected to a steam treatment to completely gelatinize the starch. The sheet is then shaped into pellets by die cutting and the pellets are dried to a moisture content of about 7.5 to 19.0 percent by weight. All percent weights used herein are based on the weight of the total composition. Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment
  • the inventive mixture has a moisture content in the range of from about 7.5% to about 19.0% by weight. All weights expressed herein are percentage weight based of the total mixture.
  • the moisture content 61 tire mixture s'lrorn abo ⁇ it-Wo to about 16% by weight of the mixture.
  • the moisture content of the mixture is from about 10% to about 15% by weight of the mixture.
  • the moisture content of the mixture is from about 11% to about 14% by weight of the mixture.
  • the moisture content of the mixture is about 12% by weight of the mixture.
  • Starch suitable for use in the present invention include starch obtained from potatoes, mung beans, wheat, corn, soy beans, rice and rice powers, tapioca, beans. Mixtures of such starches may be used.
  • the food product is formed from 100% potato starch.
  • the starch from each of the above named sources each possesses somewhat different characteristics, although all are usable in the inventive method.
  • the most preferred starch source is potato starch.
  • potato starch may be mixed with small amounts of starch from any one or more of the other named starch sources.
  • the different starches provide different textures, and may vary in puffability characteristic somewhat and the skilled worker in this field would have no problem varying the composition to achieve her desired end characteristics.
  • the seasoning is selected from the group including salt, vinegar, barbecue seasoning, nacho seasoning, sour cream and onion seasoning, sweet and sour seasoning, sweet seasoning, hot and spicy seasoning, chicken flavor seasoning, savory flavor seasoning, fruit seasonings, citrus seasoning, vegetable seasonings, MSG, HVP, Yeast Autolysates flavor reaction products and other natural and artificial flavored seasonings such as fruit, vegetable and dairy flavored seasonings.
  • the food products or pellets prepared by the method of the present invention can include virtually any shape obtainable by die cutting of a sheet, e.g., round, square, triangular, and the like.
  • the inventive food products prepared by the method of the present invention may be cooked by any type of rapid heating procedure.
  • these include microwaving, hot air, e.g., heating in a hot air device, such as those used for hot air popping of popcorn, deep fat frying.
  • hot air e.g., heating in a hot air device, such as those used for hot air popping of popcorn, deep fat frying.
  • These are all methods, which heat the food product to a high temperature at a relatively high speed, e.g., in a matter of seconds or in less than a minute or two.
  • the inventive food products can also be cooked using other " explosion" processes such as those used in cereal manufacturing, or the like. Regardless of what process is used to cook the food products, the inventive food product still exhibits excellent and puffing characteristics. Further, the expanded food products have very good texture, mouth feel and taste characteristics.
  • the mixture of the starch and water may be heated in a variety of methods to effect at least partial gelatinization of the starch.
  • a jacket mixer may be used. While the heating temperature used for this step"is"dependeriTOtt"m , e-type' l o J ' starch, i.e., the starch source, generally, the mixture is heated at a temperature of from about 55.0° C to 70.0° C.
  • the mixture of starch and water is heated at a temperature of from about 60.0° C to 65.0° C for a time period of from about four to six minutes to effect at least partial gelatinization.
  • the starch not be completely gelatinized in this step since the mixture increases in viscosity with increased gelatinization and it must be sufficiently pourable to form into sheet form. To some extent the amount of gelatinization depends on the properties of the particular starch, i.e., the source of the starch.
  • the partially gelatinized mixture is then formed onto a sheet. This is generally accomplished by pouring the mixture into a flat pan or onto a conveyor or roller belt for continuous processing.
  • the thickness of the sheet is generally in the range from about 0.9 mm to 3.0 mm prior to the steam treatment.
  • the sheet thickness prior to the steam treatment is from about 1.3 mm to 2.7 mm and most preferably from about 1.3 mm to 1.7 mm.
  • the thickness of the sheet prior to the steam treatment is not particularly critical, but does effect the thickness of the final product since the die cut pellets are dried after the cutting.
  • the thickness of the dried pellets corresponding to the above pre-steaming thickness would be about 0.4 mm to 2.7 mm, preferably from about 0.8 mm to 2.4 mm and most preferably about 0.8 mm to 1.4 mm.
  • the steam treatment is carried out by contacting the sheet with steam for a period of time to produce complete gelatinization. This can be achieved by placing the sheet into a steam oven or other procedures well known in the art.
  • the steam treatment may be carried out under atmospheric pressure.
  • the amount of time required for the steam treatment depends on the thickness of the sheet and source of the starch. Generally, the steam treatment is carried out for about one to seven minutes at a steaming temperature of about 95 to 100 C. Longer steaming may occasionally result in producing an unevenness in the surface of the sheet, e.g., craters may form in the surface.
  • the steaming time is about one to five minutes for a continuous or in-line process and about three to six minutes for a batch steamer. The most preferred time required for steaming is from about three to five minutes.
  • the sheet After the steam treatment, the sheet is cooled and allowed to dry. This can be effected by air drying or heating. It is important that the sheet be dried only to the extent such that it can be cut or formed into the desired pellet shape. Thus, if the sheet is dried too much, it may become too brittle so that when it is shaped, as by die cutting, the pellets will fracture. The degree of dryness is easily adjusted by the skilled artisan to achieve the desired result, i.e., size and shape of the pellets. Usually, the finish product in pellet form have a moisture content oi rrom v-y ⁇ -to i d Dy ⁇ weight.
  • Example 1 is provided to assist in further understanding the present invention.
  • the particular materials and conditions employed are intended to be further illustrative of the invention and are not limiting upon the reasonable scope thereof.
  • Example 1 is provided to assist in further understanding the present invention.
  • the particular materials and conditions employed are intended to be further illustrative of the invention and are not limiting upon the reasonable scope thereof.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention was prepared according to the following procedure.
  • a mixture of 300 grams (g) of potato starch, 20 grams of a salt and vinegar seasoning, and 320 cc of heated water was prepared by using a jacket mixer.
  • the salt and vinegar seasoning had the composition shown in Table 1.
  • the mixture was then poured through a belt roller and sheets having a thickness of 2.0 + 0.7 mm were obtained.
  • the sheets were then subjected to a steam process at 95 to 100 C for five to seven minutes to fully gelatinize the starch.
  • the sheets were then cooled at 2 to 10 C for two hours. After cooling, the sheets were die cut to form round pieces of 20 to 40 mm in diameter.
  • the cut pieces were further dried to have a moisture of 8 to 15% at a thickness of 2.0 + 0.7 mm.
  • the potato food products prepared in this example had round shapes 2- to 40 mm in diameter and 1.5 cm x 2.0 cm rectangular shapes.
  • the potato food products prepared by this procedure had enhanced puffability and deep fat frying puffing characteristics.
  • deep fat frying at 345° F or at a higher temperature such as that used in frying frericn"r ⁇ es ⁇ e ⁇ lts'i i n"a"un ⁇ que-' 1 texture and mouth feel.
  • seasonings such as spices, salt, sugar, etc. greatly enhances the puffability of fabricated starch based formulations.
  • the rectangular shaped potato food products prepared in this example had enhanced puffability and hot air puffing characteristics.
  • seasonings such as spices, salt, sugar, and the like greatly enhances the puffability of fabricated starch based formulations.
  • the mixture was then poured through a belt roller and sheets were formed.
  • the sheets were then subjected to a steam process at 95° to 100° C for five to seven minutes to fully gelatinize the starch.
  • the sheets were then cooled at 2 to 10 C for two hours. After cooling, the sheets were die cut to form square, rectangular and round pieces.
  • the cut pieces were further dried to have a moisture content of 8 to 16%, preferably 12 to 14%, at thickness of 0.4 to 2.0 mm, preferably 0.9 to 1.4 mm, in a drying room at 40° to 45° C for 2 to 2-1/2 hours.
  • the potato food products were prepared in square, rectangular and round shapes.
  • the potato food products prepared by this procedure had enhanced puffability and deep fat frying puffing characteristics.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention including barbecue seasoning was prepared by the procedure described in Example 2 wherein barbecue seasoning was added within the matrix of the potato starch.
  • the barbecue seasoning had the composition shown in Table 2.
  • Example 4 A microwaveable food product of the present invention ' was 'prepared using ' potato starch and water, according to the procedure described in Example 2. In particular, a mixture of 190 grams of potato starch and 190 cc of water having a temperature of 60° C was prepared by using a jacket mixer for four to six minutes.
  • the gelatinization temperature is generally in the range of from about 55° to about 65° C.
  • Example 4 The same process as described in Example 4 was used to prepare a microwaveable food product, however, corn starch was used instead of potato starch.
  • corn starch was used instead of potato starch.
  • 190 g corn starch was mixed with 190 cc water heated to a temperature of 75° C, which is the gelatinization temperature of corn starch.
  • the mixture of com starch and water was formed into a sheet and exhibited outstanding sheetability. After being steamed, cooled, die cut and dried, the pellets obtained were not easily breakable.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention was prepared according to the procedure described in Example 4, however, wheat flour starch was used instead of potato starch.
  • 190 g of wheat flour was mixed with 190 cc of water having a temperature of 60° C.
  • the mixture though, was not suitable for sheeting. Further, after adding additional water, it was still difficult to sheet.
  • the mixture was then manually sheeted and steamed and had an undesirable surface with many craters. After being die cut to form 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm square shape pellets, the die cut pieces were dried to have a 10-15% moisture content. The pellets were not easily breakable, though, they were inconsistent in their thickness.
  • a microwaveable food product of the resent invention was prepared according to the procedure described in Example 4, however, tapioca starch was used instead of potato starch.
  • tapioca starch was used instead of potato starch.
  • 190 g of tapioca starch was mixed with 190 cc of water having a temperature of 70° C.
  • the mixture was then manually sheeted and steamed, cooled, die cut, and dried. The pellets obtained were not easily breakable.
  • Example 8 Ninety of these die cut 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm square pellets were placed in a standard microwaveable bag, sealed and microwaved using a Panasonic 1,050 W microwave. After about 45 seconds, the popping sound ceased and the microwaveable bag was somewhat inflated. The popping sound was not as loud as what had been heard using potato starch as the primary food ingredient in Example 4. The bag was opened using the same procedures used when opening well known popcorn bags, and unique, uniformly puffed products with outstanding expansion were obtained.
  • Example 8
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention was prepared according to the procedure described in Example 4, however, waxy com was used instead of potato starch.
  • waxy com was used instead of potato starch.
  • 190 g of waxy com was mixed with 190 cc of water heated to its gelatinization temperature of 70° C.
  • the mixture of waxy com and water was not suitable for sheeting.
  • the mixture was meft , m l ariud. i li :: sr ⁇ ' ted ana" ⁇ tr ⁇ etr steamed, cooled, die cut and dried.
  • the pellets obtained were not easily breakable.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention was prepared according to the procedure described in Example 4, however, a combination of potato starch and tapioca starch was used instead of only potato starch.
  • 95 g of potato starch and 95 g of tapioca starch was mixed with 190 cc of water heated to a temperature of 60° C, which is the gelatinization temperature of potato starch.
  • the mixture of potato starch, tapioca starch and water was not so much suitable for sheeting.
  • the mixture was then sheeted and then steamed, cooled, die cut and dried. The pellets obtained were not easily breakable.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention was prepared according to the procedure described in Example 4, however, a combination of potato starch and com starch was used instead of only potato starch.
  • 152 g of potato starch and 32 g of cornstarch was mixed with 190 cc of water heated to a temperature of 60° C, which is the gelatinization temperature of potato starch.
  • the mixture of potato starch, com starch and water was somewhat suitable for sheeting while potato starch and com starch had outstanding sheetability as described in Example 4 and Example 5.
  • Table 3 summarizes the results from the Examples 4 through 10 as well as the results of some other combinations of food products which were tested according to the same procedure used in Examples 4-10.
  • potato starch, tapioca starch and waxy com have outstanding expandability as well as other common properties.
  • these food products have a relatively high percentage of amylopectin, lower temperatures for gelatinization, higher swelling power when gelatinized and higher peak viscosity when gelatinized.
  • potato starch When comparing potato starch to other food starches, potato starch has the lowest gelatinization temperature. Tapioca and waxy com also have relatively lower gelatinization temperature that will result in complete gelatinization.
  • potato starch and com starch are preferable food products from a processing standpoint as far as mixing, sheeting, steaming, cooling, die cutting and driving while other food products endured difficulties in one or more of the processes required during the production of pellets.
  • Corn starch though, resulted in an undesirable starch material which was part burned and part unpuffed and the com starch based pellets that were cooked and not burned had very poor expandability.
  • potato starch has the most preferred characteristics from both a processing and puffability standpoint and thus potato starch is the most preferred primary food product for use in preparing microwaveable expandable food products.
  • food products which not shown in Table 1 such as mung beans, rice powders, etc., also did not show characteristics superior to potato starch.
  • the potato starch used in the above examples to obtain microwaveable food products had the following characteristics as shown below in Table 4.
  • the present invention also contemplates using starches from one or more sources.
  • starch from a second source can be admixed.
  • the amount of the second is preferably less than 50%o by weight of the amount of potato starch. Otherwise, the second starch may impede all or part of the process including mixing, gelatinizing, sheeting, steaming, forming alpha lattices, cooling, die cutting, drying and puffing.
  • the amount of the second starch or combination of starches added to potato starch is in the range from about less than 20% by weight of the amount of potato starch.
  • Example 4 illustrates solutions to expand food products in a uniform manner with a popping sound
  • the present invention also discloses methods of obtaining rather improved puffing characteristics including preferred texture, mouth feel and taste by adding one or more seasonings with the matrix of a food product such as potato starch as discussed above in the Summary of the Invention and shown below in Examples 11-16.
  • Example 11
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention including barbecue seasoning was prepared in the same manner as the procedure described in Example 3 above.
  • a mixture of 190 grams of potato starch and 190 cc of water heated to a temperature of from 55 to 70° C was prepared using a jacket mixer for four to six minutes.
  • the sheets formed from the mixture were steamed and cooled and then pre-dried die cut to form 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm square shaped pieces. Then, after these pellets were dried to have a 13% + 1.5% moisture content, the size of these square shaped pellets shrank to 1.2 - 1.4 cm x 1.4 cm.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention including chicken seasoning was prepared in the same manner as the procedure described in Example 3 above except that chicken seasoning was added to the matrix of the potato starch instead of barbecue seasoning.
  • the chicken seasoning had the composition shown in Table 5:
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention including sour cream and onion seasoning was prepared in the same manner as the procedure described in Example 3 above except that sour cream and onion seasoning was added to the matrix of the potato starch instead of barbecue seasoning.
  • the sour cream and onion seasoning had the composition shown in Table 6.
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention including barbecue or sour cream and onion seasoning was prepared in the same manner as the procedure described in Example 3 above.
  • the sheets formed from the mixture of potato starch and water wherein the matrix of the potato starch included the barbecue or sour cream and onion seasoning, were steamed and cooled and then pre-dried die cut to form 3.0 cm x 8.0 cm square shaped pieces. Then, after these pellets were dried to obtain a 13% + 1.5% moisture content, the size of these square shaped pellets shrank to 1.2 - 1.4 cm x 1.2 - 1.4 cm.
  • Example 15 A microwaveable food product of the present ihv ⁇ fiti'b ⁇ ⁇ ri'C , lUdi'ri ' g"'barb cU'e' " seasoning was prepared in the same manner as the procedure described in Example 3 above.
  • Example 16 These microwaveable pellets were then placed in a hot air popping machine having a set temperature of 480° F. with adjusted air flow to keep the pellets agitated. The results with respect to expansion were outstanding. Some of the pellets having sour cream and onion seasoning obtained in Example 13 were also tested using a hot air popper having a temperature set to 415° F. and the pellets having sour cream and onion seasoning also had outstanding expansion. The expansion of the puffed pellets prepared using a hot air popper was greater than the size of puffed pellets prepared using a microwave and the puffed food products prepared using a hot air popper had outstanding texture and mouth feel and a taste slightly different from that obtained through microwave heating. Example 16
  • a microwaveable food product of the present invention including barbecue seasoning was prepared in the same manner as the procedure described in Example 3 above.
  • the sheets formed from the mixture of potato starch and water wherein the matrix of the potato starch included the barbecue seasoning were steamed and cooled and then pre-dried die cut to form 3.0 cm x 8.0 cm square shaped pieces. Then, after these pellets were dried to obtain a 13% + 1.5% moisture content, the size of these square shaped pellets shrank to 1.2 - 1.4 cm x 1.2 - 1.4 cm.
  • These pellets were then deep fat fried using a fryer wherein the temperature of oil was set at 345° F. The expansion results were outstanding.
  • the expansion was greater than the size of puffed pellets prepared using a microwave as described in Example 14 and those puffed using a hot air popper as described in Example 15.
  • the puffed food products had outstanding texture and mouthful and a taste slightly different from that obtained through microwave heating and hot air popping.

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La présente invention concerne des procédés de préparation d'un produit alimentaire convenant pour une cuisson par micro-ondes, par grande friture et par air chaud. Ces procédés consistent à mélanger un amidon avec de l'eau à une température et pendant une durée suffisantes pour au moins partiellement gélatiniser l'amidon, à former le mélange en une feuille et à soumettre cette feuille à un traitement à la vapeur de façon à complètement gélatiniser l'amidon. Puis cette feuille est refroidie et découpée en granules d'une forme souhaitée et ces granules sont séchées. Cette invention concerne aussi des substances aromatiques incluses dans ces préparations destinées à améliorer le pouvoir gonflant de ces produits.
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